1998 – Page 150

Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Latorre said that the deportations of Dominican criminals carried out by U.S. authorities goes against efforts of both nations to reduce drug trafficking in the region. He said the U.S. is sending back to the Caribbean U.S.-trained drug traffickers that are then using their skills to increase drug trafficking. The …

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The administration of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad fired the five maintenance team that was on duty on Saturday, 4 April in the southern city of Baní for negligence in their job. Despite calls to the CDE office in Baní of neighbors in an area where a high tension electrical line had fallen, the brigade …

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Minister of Industry and Commerce, Luis Manuel Bonetti said that the government is endorsing a US$60 million National Competitiveness Program to help prepare national industry to compete on international and national markets. The three year old program will assist Dominican companies to expand their manufacturing facilities and train personnel. The effort is expected to prepare …

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Genel, a Canadian and South African capital mining company; M & M Holding, from Australia and Newmont, from the United States pre qualified for the tender that will be held to choose the company that will exploit the gold, silver and zinc deposits in the Pueblo Viejo mine of María Trinidad Sánchez. This is one …

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Five hundred ten exhibitors will participate in the First International Book Fair of Santo Domingo that opens at the Plaza del Conservatorio on Thursday, 23 April. The book fair is the same national book fair now gone international, thus the new record of exhibitors. In 1997, 240 exhibitors attended. This year, exhibitors are coming from …

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Ana Elisa Villanueva, the widow of Jacobo Majluta, the Vice President who turned President when President Antonio Guzman passed away 43 days before handing over the presidency to President Salvador Jorge Blanco in 1982, died on 6 April. She had been ill for several months. She was known for her efforts in favor of indigent …

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Owners of colmados and federations representing colmado owners are threatening to strike on 21 April and 22 April in an attempt to call attention to their plight. They are suffering from what they describe as unfair competition from the government itself. The government is implementing an Inespre food program called "Alimentos para Todos" whereby it …

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Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, the candidate to mayor and leader of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, the political party with the most followers in the DR as per the 1996 presidential election, is not suffering from metastasis. Peña Gómez suffers from pancreatic cancer but has said it is in remission. When he delayed in recovering …

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Cristina Saralegui Enterprises, Inc. published full page advertisement-apologies in several daily newspapers in response to Dominican criticism to her talk show. The producer of the No. 1 rated Hispanic talk show is mainly accused of inviting more than a normal share of sordid Dominican candidates to her talk shows. She has replied that the Dominicans …

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The Civil Defense prohibited liquor companies from installing alcoholic beverage sales booths in resort areas as well as on main highways and roads. The Red Cross has enlisted 3,000 volunteers to staff the 95 aide stations throughout the country. The measures are part of preventive measures to reduce accidents during the upcoming Thursday-Sunday Easter long …

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